Canadian Couple Drives Cross-Country In Cruze Diesel, Records Average 54.7 U.S. MPG

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There’s a record for pretty much everything. For instance, the standing fuel economy record for a cross-country trip of Canada happens to be 5.59 L/100 km, or roughly converted to 42.08 United States miles per gallon. Well, that used to be the record, until a couple took a 2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel for a road trip from Vancouver to Halifax. That’s 5,955 kilometers , or just over 3,700 miles. That greatly eclipses our 2,700-mile round trip from suburban Detroit to Denver, which we thought was pretty damn ambitious. I’ll still give myself props for doing the whole journey myself, and not fainting of boredom through Nebraska.

When it was all over, the 2014 Cruze Diesel set a new trans-Canada fuel economy record, at 4.3 L/100km, also known as 54.7 USMPG. The trick? There seemingly was no trick. The drivers either went the speed limit, or just under.

I am expecting the EPA to update their MPG rating and post the Cruze Diesel as the most fuel efficient vehicle in the U.S. and maybe one of the best in the world. Now I would like to see someone do the same long range test but using biodegradable Diesel fuel. This is one more step to energy independence!

54.7 is impressive for sure, especially for that long of a trip, but what about the couple who drove a Passat TDI from Houston to Sterling, VA on one tank of fuel? 1626 miles. They averaged over 84 mpg.